Stock

Coty

COTY

Household & Personal Products · Consumer Defensive

Also trades as: 0I4A.L GBP 0.03 (+1.47%)

Price

$3.23

+0.02 (+0.62%)

Market Cap

$2.84B

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Oct 24, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

9/30

Growth

Weak

2/20

Cash Flow

Weak

1/10

Stability

Mixed

3/10

Valuation

Data not available

0/10

Ownership

Good

10/15

Dividends

Not counted

n/a

25 of 95 counted points = Winston Score 26. Pillars marked n/a do not apply to this company and are left out of the total.

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Share count rising — dilution

+5.2% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 834.1M (2022) → 877.4M (2026)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Coty Inc. makes beauty products — things like perfume, makeup, and skincare. It owns well-known brands including CoverGirl, Rimmel, and Hugo Boss fragrances, and it also licenses names like Gucci and Burberry to make high-end perfumes. The company sells to everyday shoppers through drugstores and mass retailers, as well as to luxury buyers through department stores and specialty shops.

Coty earns money by selling these products directly to retailers and through its own channels in over 125 countries, making it one of the larger beauty companies in the world. Its main competitive edge comes from its portfolio of licensed luxury fragrance brands, though those licenses must be renewed and can be lost. The company carries a significant amount of debt from past acquisitions, which limits its financial flexibility, and rebuilding profit margins while managing that debt load is the central challenge facing the business going forward.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

Reported EPS Growth

-93.5% YoY

Quarterly reporting periods ended:

30 Jun 2025: $-0.0827

30 Jun 2026: $-0.16

Reported/statutory EPS, not adjusted or underlying earnings. One-off items can affect this figure. Provider rounding can affect the growth rate.

YoY Growth Rate

Reported EPS decreased year over year

R&D Spend

$0/ year

↓ Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

57.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$189M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Coty is growing revenue at 1% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

55.1%

Premium pricing power — 55.1% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-3.2%

Losing money on operations — -3.2%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

4.5%

Weak — 4.5% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-1.5%

Shrinking sales (-1.5% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

6.0%

Thin free cash flow (6.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

1.15

Elevated debt (1.15)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

1.38x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.4x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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